Tragedy of Darfur"

Today in class we are reading an article from Rolling Stone titled "The Tragedy of Darfur," written by Dinaw Mengestu. Your job today is to develop reasons for international intervention and to mine for evidence and quotations to support this intervention.

Directions
1. In groups, you are to read this article. You may read in silently, or you may read it aloud. (Silently would be quicker.) While reading, annotate the text. You know your purpose for reading, so underline and jot down notes next to useful information.
2. My advice would be for each group to read to the break. When you see an overly large letter start a paragraph, that means that a new section is starting. When the group reaches the break, discuss possible evidence.
3. Each group is responsible for handing in one sheet of paper by the end of class. Put the name of each group member at the top. This sheet of paper should have two columns. One column should be titled "Reasons for Intervention," and the other should be "evidence." In the evidence column, jot down a little of the quote, or paraphrase the information. The reasons and evidence should encompass the whole article.
4. If your group doesn't finish, you must still hand in the sheet. However, you will only receive partial credit. You must individually finish the article for homework, and complete a separate chart of the section that your group didn't finish. So, each group will start with the same grade, but this grade would be increased with whatever you hand in tomorrow. It is possible, however, to finish the work in the allotted time.
5. You are working groups, but you must stay on task. I'll be around for questions.